Aug 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share … [Read more...] about DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws
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TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Safety Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million (about $5.4 million) by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. "Users of 'tiktok[.]com' could not refuse … [Read more...] about TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy Law
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that the Fortnite creator violated online privacy laws for children and tricked users into making unintended purchases in the video game. To that end, the company will pay a record $275 million monetary penalty for … [Read more...] about FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy Law
U.S. Charges WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange With Violating Espionage Act
The United States Justice Department has unveiled charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 new counts on the alleged violation of the Espionage Act by publishing classified information through WikiLeaks website.If convicted for all counts, Assange could face a maximum sentence of 175 years in U.S. prison for his "alleged role in one of the largest compromises of … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange With Violating Espionage Act